It is not our task today to resolve the merits of this conflict in deciding the instant motion, however, we are convinced by the opinions of our sister circuits that “a detailed and in depth examination of this serious legal issue” is warranted before a disruption of a long standing status quo.

Meanwhile in Brenner v. Armstrong, (11th Cir., Dec. 3, 2014), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to extend beyond January 5 a previous stay of a federal district court decision handed down last August invalidating Florida's ban on same-sex marriage. As reported by SCOTUS blog, the situation in Florida, however, is confused because of several state court rulings that have been stayed pending state court appeals.